Objects and Reflections | Anne Haworth

Objects and Reflections

Welcome to my new blog, Objects and Reflections - a personal commentary with thoughts and observations on works of art in our national museums and in places of cultural interest. These are all remarkable for their craftsmanship, their rarity and their unique histories.

Magnificent silks in the exhibition Epic Iran at the V&A.

Jun 21, 2021

Magnificent silks in the exhibition Epic Iran at the V&A.

This recently-opened exhibition certainly lives up to its name, with a dazzling array of rare ceramics, manuscripts, paintings, gold and...

The Lady with a Fan by Diego Velázquez, c.1640

Apr 28, 2021

The Lady with a Fan by Diego Velázquez, c.1640

The Wallace Collection. The past few months of mask-wearing have been uncomfortable and disconcerting but the experience has certainly...

Canary Wharf and Bust of Francesco di Tomasso Sassetti of the Medici Bank

Apr 28, 2021

Canary Wharf and Bust of Francesco di Tomasso Sassetti of the Medici Bank

V&A Museum. The river Thames at Deptford, formerly the site of King Henry VIII’s Royal Dockyard, has been an exhilarating personal...